More than 20,000 people will hit the streets of downtown San Jose on Thursday.
Silicon Valley Turkey Trot runners start racing on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, in downtown San Jose, Calif. When more than 20,000 people hit the streets of downtown San Jose for the Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, they’ll be part of a tradition celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Carl Guardino, founder of the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, mingles with runners before the race, Thursday, November 28, 2019, in San Jose, California. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: Silicon Valley Turkey Trot runners prepare for the starter's gun, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, along Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose, Calif.
But about 1,000 more people registered in that last week, and even more showed up to register on the morning of the race — delaying the start by about 25 minutes. In the end, 1,932 people took part in that initial race. There were 3,200 in the second year, 6,400 the following year and 9,600 the year after that.
More than $12 million has been donated over those two decades to the race’s beneficiary partners — currently the Health Trust — the Healthier Kids Foundation, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley and Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County. And with more people in the Bay Area needing help than ever before, those agencies have often said they’re very thankful for the race’s participants and the huge network of Silicon Valley companies that sponsor the race.
Carl and Leslee Guardino will be at the race Thursday, as is their Thanksgiving tradition. Their 20-year-old daughter, Jessica, has participated in every race and is now a Division I cross-country runner. Their daughter, Siena, will be singing the National Anthem to start the race. “This may have been a good idea when it was built,” Mahan said, “But it’s overstayed its welcome. It’s unused, it’s been abandoned, it’s unfortunately been lived in, had fires and trash. It’s become a symbol of blight in one of the most important gateways in our downtown.”
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